Just for the sake of discussion.
So he invents this thing, which we have to assume uses considerable resources, with no clear way to propel it? What's more, it's apparently useless against anything but striders? It doesn't occur to anyone that they might be better served making a modified RPG?
They can't exploit any of the striders weaknesses? Yes they are wicked cool but they are slow, easy targets on spindly legs. Dig pits. Mine the area. Turrets. They've got the tech to build a helicopter, how many would it take? 2? Striders have no defense against an airborne attack.
Instead the fate of the world hinges on launching mines with the gravity gun (only one exists, good thing Gordan showed up!) and instead of even having a proximity fuse or something the mines MUST BE SHOT afterwards!!
Of course, when you're dealing with the combine, you don't have to be smart. Despite beating all of humanity in mere days, they do not grasp the concept of bombing, or missiles, or massed assault.
Joe (Combine soldier, former human): You wanted to see me, Exalted Ones?
Advisor: Yes. We see you humans have large amounts of these big rocket looking things. What are they?
Joe: Uh, rockets.
Advisor: Hmm. These over here are marked as 'nuclear'. Do they explode?
Joe: Uh, affirmative. They would easily wipe out, say, a rebel base. Or a city.
Advisor: Hmm. Dismissed.
Advisor 2: Did you understand anything he said?
Advisor: No, I just heard staticky radio sqwaking.
Advisor 2: We should have asked that Breen guy.
Advisor: Oh well. We'll just load them up with headcrabs like the others.
So he invents this thing, which we have to assume uses considerable resources, with no clear way to propel it? What's more, it's apparently useless against anything but striders? It doesn't occur to anyone that they might be better served making a modified RPG?
They can't exploit any of the striders weaknesses? Yes they are wicked cool but they are slow, easy targets on spindly legs. Dig pits. Mine the area. Turrets. They've got the tech to build a helicopter, how many would it take? 2? Striders have no defense against an airborne attack.
Instead the fate of the world hinges on launching mines with the gravity gun (only one exists, good thing Gordan showed up!) and instead of even having a proximity fuse or something the mines MUST BE SHOT afterwards!!
Of course, when you're dealing with the combine, you don't have to be smart. Despite beating all of humanity in mere days, they do not grasp the concept of bombing, or missiles, or massed assault.
Joe (Combine soldier, former human): You wanted to see me, Exalted Ones?
Advisor: Yes. We see you humans have large amounts of these big rocket looking things. What are they?
Joe: Uh, rockets.
Advisor: Hmm. These over here are marked as 'nuclear'. Do they explode?
Joe: Uh, affirmative. They would easily wipe out, say, a rebel base. Or a city.
Advisor: Hmm. Dismissed.
Advisor 2: Did you understand anything he said?
Advisor: No, I just heard staticky radio sqwaking.
Advisor 2: We should have asked that Breen guy.
Advisor: Oh well. We'll just load them up with headcrabs like the others.